Star Wars: The Force Awakens was originally going to destroy an iconic planet in the galaxy far, far away.
According to Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo, J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot wanted to blow up Coruscant in the first Star Wars sequel.
“Basically [Bad Robot] wanted it blown up,” he said in a now-deleted tweet. “[Lucasfilm] didn’t. Hosnian Prime was the unsatisfying middle ground. It happens.”
Hosnian Prime was first introduced in Star Wars 7 only to be blown up moments later.
As seen in the movie, Hosnian Prime (referred to as Fauxruscant by Hidalgo) is decimated by the First Order’s Starkiller Base – an upgrade to the classic Death Star from the original Star Wars trilogy.
In terms of raising the stakes in The Force Awakens, it felt like a bit of a let-down. After all, you would expect an upgraded Death Star to hit somewhere a bit closer to home to get the First Order’s point across.
Coruscant, the vibrant capital of the whole galaxy, would have made quite a statement.
But while Bad Robot was keen to destroy the iconic Star Wars location, it looks as though Lucasfilm wasn’t on board.
“I should say ‘some folks at’,” Hidalgo clarified. “Because it’s not like companies have points of view.” It’s currently unknown who was pushing for each outcome. But there’s one thing we do know – Hosnian Prime won out in the end.
Either way, it’s an interesting glimpse behind the creative process of the Star Wars sequels, indicating a creative balancing act which no doubt affected the final films.
It can be seen throughout the Star Wars sequel trilogy, with Hidalgo also referring to Jakkuu as “Notooine”.
But even further creative differences led to the exit of various directors, with Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars 9 script being largely scrapped in favor of the return of J.J. Abrams for the trilogy’s final installment.
Even the final film itself, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, was apparently plagued by the creative push and pull between creatives and the studio, with a reported director’s cut that addresses some of the film’s issues.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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According to Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo, J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot wanted to blow up Coruscant in the first Star Wars sequel.
“Basically [Bad Robot] wanted it blown up,” he said in a now-deleted tweet. “[Lucasfilm] didn’t. Hosnian Prime was the unsatisfying middle ground. It happens.”
Hosnian Prime was first introduced in Star Wars 7 only to be blown up moments later.
As seen in the movie, Hosnian Prime (referred to as Fauxruscant by Hidalgo) is decimated by the First Order’s Starkiller Base – an upgrade to the classic Death Star from the original Star Wars trilogy.
In terms of raising the stakes in The Force Awakens, it felt like a bit of a let-down. After all, you would expect an upgraded Death Star to hit somewhere a bit closer to home to get the First Order’s point across.
Coruscant, the vibrant capital of the whole galaxy, would have made quite a statement.
But while Bad Robot was keen to destroy the iconic Star Wars location, it looks as though Lucasfilm wasn’t on board.
“I should say ‘some folks at’,” Hidalgo clarified. “Because it’s not like companies have points of view.” It’s currently unknown who was pushing for each outcome. But there’s one thing we do know – Hosnian Prime won out in the end.
Either way, it’s an interesting glimpse behind the creative process of the Star Wars sequels, indicating a creative balancing act which no doubt affected the final films.
It can be seen throughout the Star Wars sequel trilogy, with Hidalgo also referring to Jakkuu as “Notooine”.
But even further creative differences led to the exit of various directors, with Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars 9 script being largely scrapped in favor of the return of J.J. Abrams for the trilogy’s final installment.
Even the final film itself, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, was apparently plagued by the creative push and pull between creatives and the studio, with a reported director’s cut that addresses some of the film’s issues.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
Continue reading...